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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The inside of the rocket launcher needed to be painted, one of the very few bits of this kit that could have been designed better :
The launchers fitted to the wings :
The two bombs were an enjoyable step :
Again, there is a mistake in the kit. The outer side of the rings should have had a coloured piece fitted. I used some left-over card from the two bombs that I wasn't going to fit to fix the problem :
The nose cones came out the best of any rounded pieces I've done so far :
The bombs fitted :
The four missiles use a mounting bracket. These are a rather involved unit, as there are 28 pieces of wire holding the inner part to the other which needed 56 0.5mm holes drilled right on the edge of the parts. This step took me 3 hours :
More pieces of the brackets :
I made a jig to assemble the rails :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The "winglets", or Weapons System Platforms if you like, were a relatively easy step to construct. I had to glue the trailing edge of the wings in-situ after making up the frames this time, as the vertical pieces of the wings didn't allow me to fit the wings the "usual" way :
The left wing has a pod attached :
I made the rocket launcher/bomb pods as a demonstration of Card Model Building at the Port Macquarie Model show over the weekend, although I seemed to be spending most of the time explaining the construction of card models to interested spectators :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
This pod fits beneath the gunner's cab. Two smaller pods are attached to it :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
This is the main landing gear bay. I'm going to install all the parts for this and prepare it for the landing gear, but I won't fit the gear until the winglets have been fitted :
Two of the four landing gear doors :
The medicine cups hold the myriad of different parts for the landing gear struts, among a few other items :
One of the landing gear struts. Note the spiral groove cut into the wire with an Xacto knife to assist in glue adhesion :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to Canute in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
That probe sticking out front does several functions. It is part of the pitot static system for airspeed. The fins are for angle of attack (AOA) and I suspect sideslip for the helo. Looking at Soviet/Russian jets, they all appear to have similar probes to the one on the Hind. A simple yet reliable system.
We had a small cone shaped protrusion on the left side of the Phantom's nose, which was the AOA probe. The AOA gave us an audio signal as we approached stall condition. If the audio didn't get our attention, the frontseater got a foot massage as additional reinforcement. The right rudder pedal shook to get his attention.
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Dubz in 3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :
Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :
Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :
Cape Green, Eden :
First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.
I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.
I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :
I reinforced the base with a few card strips :
The utility building :
The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :
The completed model :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from BLACK VIKING in 3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :
Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :
Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :
Cape Green, Eden :
First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.
I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.
I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :
I reinforced the base with a few card strips :
The utility building :
The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :
The completed model :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from RickyGene in 3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :
Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :
Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :
Cape Green, Eden :
First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.
I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.
I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :
I reinforced the base with a few card strips :
The utility building :
The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :
The completed model :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from md1400cs in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Last things to complete were to glue the rotor blades into the central control :
The blades could be a problem as time goes by. I'm not very happy with the way they are fitted - the control arms seem too weak for the weight of the blades, so I wiped CA glue over virtually all the control arms to try to stiffen them up a bit. It worked to a certain degree but time will tell.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The wires go most of the way into the central part. In hindsight I probably should have painted the reinforcing piece with CA before skinning it. I think the card itself probably has a bit of flex in it - it wouldn't take much over that short distance to make a much bigger difference over the length of the blades. I think the only difference a coat or two of lacquer will make is to add more weight to the blades - I've already coated all the relevant control parts with CA, which improved the amount of "droop" in the blades. I'm reasonably happy with the result .
If I were to build another helicopter I'd design my own system for attaching the blades. Nothing drastic, maybe just replace the card control reinforcing part with some brass tube silver-soldered together, which would then be covered with the kit skins.
I'm currently giving the model a coat of Model Master Semi-Gloss clear, pics of the completed model will be posted shortly.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Found it (click HERE).
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
As seen HERE in this video. I know it's not a Hind in the video but the principle is the same.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Do they actually refuel helos in midair? A scary thought with the blades whirring overhead .
EDIT - it seems they do :
They can have that to themselves .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in 3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :
Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :
Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :
Cape Green, Eden :
First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.
I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.
I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :
I reinforced the base with a few card strips :
The utility building :
The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :
The completed model :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from bhermann in 3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :
Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :
Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :
Cape Green, Eden :
First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.
I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.
I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :
I reinforced the base with a few card strips :
The utility building :
The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :
The completed model :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in 3 Lighthouses by Dan Vadas - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all. Having finished the Cape Byron lighthouse and the M24D Hind helicopter, and still waiting on my next kit, I'm making the other 3 lighthouses that came with the first. These won't take long, so I hope my other kit turns up soon. Here are pics of the three :
Tacking Point, Port Macquarie :
Hornby - Watson's Bay, Sydney :
Cape Green, Eden :
First up is the Tacking Point lighthouse near Port Macquarie NSW. It was built in 1879 and was the 4th of five lighthouses built around that time on the NSW mid-north coast of similar design. More information can be found by clicking HERE.
I'm going to donate it to the Port Macquarie Maritime Museum so it can keep company with my HMS Vulture, which I donated to the Museum several years ago. They have a cabinet full of models built in unusual ways, but as far as I know this will be the first one made from paper.
I've actually finished this one already - it took me 2 1/2 days. Here is a pic of most of the parts, some of which I've already prepared :
I reinforced the base with a few card strips :
The utility building :
The dome for the light. The additional card in the middle is a method I've used for previous domes - it makes it much easier to glue :
The completed model :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The wires go most of the way into the central part. In hindsight I probably should have painted the reinforcing piece with CA before skinning it. I think the card itself probably has a bit of flex in it - it wouldn't take much over that short distance to make a much bigger difference over the length of the blades. I think the only difference a coat or two of lacquer will make is to add more weight to the blades - I've already coated all the relevant control parts with CA, which improved the amount of "droop" in the blades. I'm reasonably happy with the result .
If I were to build another helicopter I'd design my own system for attaching the blades. Nothing drastic, maybe just replace the card control reinforcing part with some brass tube silver-soldered together, which would then be covered with the kit skins.
I'm currently giving the model a coat of Model Master Semi-Gloss clear, pics of the completed model will be posted shortly.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The wires go most of the way into the central part. In hindsight I probably should have painted the reinforcing piece with CA before skinning it. I think the card itself probably has a bit of flex in it - it wouldn't take much over that short distance to make a much bigger difference over the length of the blades. I think the only difference a coat or two of lacquer will make is to add more weight to the blades - I've already coated all the relevant control parts with CA, which improved the amount of "droop" in the blades. I'm reasonably happy with the result .
If I were to build another helicopter I'd design my own system for attaching the blades. Nothing drastic, maybe just replace the card control reinforcing part with some brass tube silver-soldered together, which would then be covered with the kit skins.
I'm currently giving the model a coat of Model Master Semi-Gloss clear, pics of the completed model will be posted shortly.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from MEDDO in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Found it (click HERE).
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to mtaylor in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The USAF CH-53's have in-air refueling capability. The tube is a lot larger (proportionatly to yours and is low on the fuselage.
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Dan Vadas reacted to Landrotten Highlander in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
quick search on the internet calls this thing a DUAS probe. lots of info on how to build these things in models, but no explanation for what they are. Enquiring mind wants to know.
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Dan Vadas reacted to Mirabell61 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Wonderful work Danny,
I`m totally amazed of the lot of technical parts, their function and how this was designed into the card model, let alone your skilled performance on the assembly, sehr gut gemacht !!
Nils
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Dan Vadas reacted to druxey in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
A lovely model of an ugly character!
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Dan Vadas reacted to Old Collingwood in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
MH53's would often team up with C-130s and do budy up refueling.
OC.
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Dan Vadas reacted to popeye the sailor in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I have a friend in the air force who is a refueler on a C-130...........a lot of skill shown there
the model is looking very good Danny. odd that they didn't have you reinforcing the entire assembly.......the blades are reinforced. has to be a lot of weight...........not of paper, but the length doesn't do it any favors. do you think a coat of flat lacquer would help?
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